Do you know who Henri Stern is? Well, you probably know who this Henri Stern is, the founder of the great American Patek Philippe distributorship, eventual President of Patek Philippe, father to Philippe, and grandfather to Thierry. But there was a Henri Stern who played a large role in the Swiss watchmaking industry before the one we all know. The original Henri Stern founded the Stern Creations dial manufacture in 1898 and it was his son Charles who eventually bought Patek Philippe the watch company in 1932.

This Henri also had one hell of a serious mustache - a mustache so profound that when we saw it while visiting Stern Creations, we just had to photograph it. The original Henri Stern would've made a great bar man at Prime Meats, don't you think?

Patek Philippe does not make watches in titanium – or do they? Well, they kinda do, in super limited quantities, and when they do, the prices go insane. For example, during the 2013 Only Watch Charity, a 5004 in titanium sold for just under $4,000,000. That is not a typo. You can see our hands-on with that watch here.

Bet you didn't see this coming. And neither did we. You are looking at the Patek Philippe 5524G, or Calatrava Pilot Travel Time. Announced just now the day before BaselWorld 2015, this watch paints an interesting picture about where Patek Philippe is headed as a brand. It is clear that younger consumers would be the focus for a while now, starting with the 5164A Travel Time Aquanaut, followed up by 2014's 5960A, or Patek's benchmark high-end consumer watch in stainless steel with a decidedly casual vibe, at a very approachable price point (by Patek's standards). The 5524G goes well, well beyond either one of those to create what is clearly a pilot's watch of some kind. Full details here.

Just … wow. I wonder how many collectors are currently calling, texting, e-mailing, and/or smoke-signaling their AD’s right now? The new Ref. 5370 split-seconds chronograph embodies what is so good about vintage Patek – in terms of aesthetics, concept, function, and execution – all within a package updated just enough to suit both modern and vintage wristwatch connoisseurs. This is the ne plus ultra of modern Patek Philippe.

Members of the HODINKEE team are often asked about our personal watch buying and wearing habits. That's understandable – we spend our days around incredible watches, both old and new, and most of us have dedicated not only our careers but also our lives to understanding and appreciating these timepieces. This year, we continue our annual tradition of sharing our watch-wearing habits of the past 12 months. We asked every member of the HODINKEE team, from Kelly, to Blake, to Eric and Will, to Felix and Jason, to Evald, to Paul, to Ben and John Mayer, which watch, out of all the watches they've worn in 2014, they spent the most time with. The answers will tell you a lot about who we all are as watch lovers.

One week from today, Patek Philippe will host the world's top collectors and journalists to announce what it has come up with to celebrate its 175th anniversary. In honor of the event, we thought it was time to spend A Week On The Wrist with one of Patek's most important pieces from the current lineup, the perpetual calendar chronograph reference 5270G. We brought in none other than Mr. Paul Boutros to put this $176,000 piece of dream horology through its paces, and you don't want to miss it.

In October of 2014, Patek Philippe presented a collection of pieces that the world had been waiting 25 years to see. It was Patek who in 1989 launched the very concept of commemorative watches with its 150th anniversary collection and who today still garners more attention than anyone else in the world of haute horlogerie. We have already shown you the basics of what comprises the Patek 175 collection (see here, here, here, and here) but today we will go hands-on with all the pieces, as well as break down a bit more about what this collection may or may not mean long-term. And yes, we do break down the $2,500,000 Grandmaster Chime for you.

One of the most fascinating things about the Patek Philippe of today is its distribution chain. The vast majority of its sales points in the United States are actually family-owned, single-shop jewelry stores, many of which have held the Patek account for decades, if not generations. Needless to say, this isn't the case because there is a shortage of jewelers dying to carry the brand. It has become something of a running joke within industry insiders that becoming an authorized dealer for Patek Philippe is next to impossible. In fact, Patek USA hasn't opened up a single new door in almost a decade – over nine years. Until now.

A few weeks ago we told you about an insane collection of unique titanium Pateks that will be hitting the block at Sotheby's on June 10th in New York. Well, there's one left that we didn't tell you about. This unique, previously unknown watch looks unassuming enough from the front – two-hands, Breguet numerals, silvered dial – but when you turn it over you'll see a massive 9.44 ct D Flawless diamond staring back at you. Instead of looking at the movement through a sapphire window, you actually look at the manually-wound caliber through the diamond itself. Here is your exclusive first look at this extremely unique watch.

This isn't a new watch – it's an existing watch in a new metal, but it's absolutely worth knowing about. The 5940 was unveiled back in 2012 in just yellow gold (see here) offering Patek clients the option of an additional case shape with Patek's most traditional complication, the perpetual calendar. This year we see this beautiful Art Deco perpetual in sleek white gold.

Matt Jacobson is the type of guy who doesn't need to live in Silicon Valley with the rest of his world – he is the head of Market Development for Facebook – or in Beverly Hills with the other men of means; he'd prefer to live in a Ray Kappe-designed home on the water in Manhattan Beach – the type of home you might, and actually did, see in Dwell Magazine. To put it simply, Matt Jacobson's life isn't about excess – it's an expertly calculated equation that suits him and him alone just perfectly. His watch collection follows suit. This is Talking Watches with Matt Jacobson.